OC beach curfew set to be repealed Thursday

OCEAN CITY, N.J. -- Thursday is expected to bring the end of a curfew for beach visits in the town as City Council members are set to repeal limits due to pressure from the state Department of Environmental Protection who insist on better beach access for tourists if the town wants the agency to pay for a $7 million beach-replenishment project.

Because the state picked up 75 percent of the tab for the project, police, in turn, will no longer be allowed to enforce the 10 p.m. - 6 a.m. restriction, according to the Press of Atlantic City.